NATURAL GAS AGREEMENTS (010)
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SERVICE AGREEMENT
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COMMERCIAL INTERRUPTIBLE GAS SERVICE
THIS AGREEMENT entered into this
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1970, by and between the CITY OF ClEARWATER, FLORIDA, a municipa
herein called the "Seller" and CLEARWATER LAUNDRY & CLEANERS, INC., 601 Grand
Central Street, Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida, hereinafter called the
"Buyer".
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Buyer wishes to obtain the special gas rate provided
herein for interruptible (fos !lervice and the Seller is willing to sell and
deliver Natural Gas, when aVailable, to the Buyer:
NOW, THEREFORE, Seller and Buyer agree as follows:
1. The Buyer hereby agrees to install and maintain stand-by oil
burning apparatus, in good working order, for all equipment and appliances
to be served with interruptible Natural Gas under this Agreement, during the
life of this Agreement. Equipment without such stand-by apparatus shall not
be served with gas under the terms of this Agreement.
2. The Seller agrees to furnish an adequate supp],y of Natural Gas
to aforesaid eq~pment and appliances except when necessary to interrupt said
supp],y as provided herein.
3. Whenever, a curtailment of gas delivered hereunder is required,
the Seller, through th~ Superintendent of Gas Distribution, shall issue a
curtailment order to' the Buyer, through the Superintendent of Building
Maintenance, specifying the quantity of gas to be curtailed and the time at
which such curtailment shall take effect. When restoration of service is
permissable, Seller shall similar],y issue a restoration order.
A curtailment order may be issued either by verbal or written notice
at least two hours in advance of its effective time, except that if curtailment
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or interruption is occasioned by an event of "force majeure" affecting the
Seller's system, Seller shall be obligated to give only such notice as is
practicable in the circumstances.
4. Gas taken by the Buyer under this Agreement by reason of Buyer's
failure to comply with curtailment order shall be considered as oVer-run gas
and Buyer shall pay for such oVer-run gas at the rate of $1.50 per Therm.
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The Seller shall have a meter reading taken at the effective time of a curtail-
ment order and ~ gas recorded on meter after said time and before restoration
of service shall be considered as oVer-run gas.
5. All gas furnished by the Seller under the terms of this Agreement
shall be separately metered by metering equipment furnished by the Seller.
6. The rate for gas furnished under the terms of this Agreement
shall be billed monthly as fo llows :
First 10,000 Therms @
Next 20,000 Therms @
All over 30,000 Therms @
Ml.nimlllll 250 Therms per day
.050; per Therm
.048; per Therm
.046; per Therm
Said rate shall be subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with
any changes in the base rate for interruptible gas furnished to the Seller by
the Florida Gas Transmission Comp~.
7. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement
by their duly authorized officials on the date set forth above.
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Approved as to f and
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'City Attorney
ClEARWATER LAUNDRY & CLEANERS, INC.
Witnesses as to Buyer:
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